Gestational changes in l-arginine-induced relaxation of pregnant rat and human myometrial smooth muscle

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 1327-1337

  Izumi, Hidetaka ^a   Yallampalli, C ^a   Garfield, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

cyclic guanosine monophosphate; l Arginine; nitric oxide; pharmacomechanical coupling; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; ARGININE; CARBACHOL; EGTAZIC ACID; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NIFEDIPINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMAL; ARGININE; CARBACHOL; CYCLIC GMP; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOMETRIUM; NIFEDIPINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0027137229     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(93)90301-X     Document Type: Article

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